New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-26
THE FALSE ALARM OF WAR.
AUTHORITATIVE DENIALS OF "rHE LON-
DON DAILY NEWSS" STORY.

DON DAILY NEWS's" STORY.
..r,ors VIEWS OF MR., cnAMBERLAINs HAwIcK
sPEECH-THE PRINCE OF WALES TO Vlsir
IRELAND-JUBILEE sCHEMEs-sUL-
MvAN's WORK BETTER
THAN GILBERTs.
tpy CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.
I,oNnoN. Ian. 25.-Yesterday's scare was among
a,e most senscless Of recent times few SEN
knoes in "The Daily News" declaring that there
was imminent risk Of almost Immediate war DC
tween France and Germany started To- 1hey
were ayowedly and ostentatiously based on pri
yate information Of proceedings or opinions OF
the Cabinet People never stopped 10 ask wnere
the Gladstonan organ was bkely 10 eeC 0"'ih'v
secrets and panic set in which quickly spieao
from the Stock Exchange to the Bourses OF Paris.
RerIin and Vienna. l believe it certain that
~The Daily News" was hoaxed. The imputation
Is broadly made to-day that the story came from
n speculator connected in some way with the
raper. who had large bear account
Open denials ard cOntemptuOus CONTRADICTIONS
rain down from every quarter. Cabinet Ministers
dismiss the story q canard. The English AM
bassadoIs at Paris and Berlin agree In represent
tng France and Germany alike as bent on peace
Lord Salisbury gave most explicit assurances 10
the foreign Ambassadors who yesterday caiieo "V
the Foreign Office that no disquieolnS 1nlorma
ton had lately been received AoIn!ra,
Nayse. who telographed to "The Pail Mall
Gozettcr that not single French soldier had
hecn moved TO the frontier in the last two
months is an Englshman of high character with
occess TO The highest sources of Information at
paris General Boulanger's statement TO one
Paris correspondent of "The Daily Telegraph Is
still more emphatic Not a man, not a horse' hoV
a r,ln has been moved to the frUnt. Yet The whoie
Of "Ibe Daily NewssT statement really rests on the
ass,,mption that these NOV ements have peen maze
and that Germany is going to ask why never
theless that singular journal seems disposed tils
mornng 10 increase instead OF undony the mis-
chief it accomplished yesterday. To-day, by the
help of ouibbles by perverting plain facts and by
magnifying meaningless dispatches, 1t attempts
to defend its indefensible outcry. Having once
taken ND false position it feels bound to per
severe. so that henceforward the chief Liberal
journal in London may be doing it's utmost TO
nrovoxe the war which others are honestly trying
to avert: The situation is, Of course, not less
grave than it was last week War is only 900
possible. But the paragraph which produced this
manic had no discoverable foundation and is not
justified by any of the pretexts which "1he Daily
News to-day alleges
Mr. Chamberlains speech at IIawick lends itself
TO very various interpretations Liberal Chionis.s
fear it prcsages surrender Gladstonlans complain
Of allusions to Irish agitators al "wel[pald pa
tr;ots.- and the like The Irish are naturally
angry and once more tell Mr.. Chamberlain that
his idea OF Canadian Home Rule is nonsense as
anplied to Ireland. Mr. Labouchere. whose oudd-
ing ambitions might be nipped II Mr.. Chamber
lain resumed his old place in the Liberal ranks
attacks him more bitterly than ever. Mr. Cham
berlain was once his leader He now calls him
Jndas Iscariot with an orchid in his button hole
.The Daily News" which has a fooo In each
camp. extracts every possible ray OF hope from
the Hawiclx speech which, 1t considers, has
brought the expectations OF Liberal reunion wllh
in measurable distance Of fulfilment. The lead
fnq GIadstonian member of the Conference is
of the same opinion, and there is indeed reason
now to believe that the Conference came much
nearer than was supposed to finding basis Tor
agreement
An announcement which seems authoritative
comes from the Dublin correspondent OF lhc
Times that the Prince Of Wales will visit Ire
land in April and be present at the Punchestowh
races He has taken Newlands, near Clondalkin
payiny five thousand dollars for ten days occu-
nancy This visit has doubtless been arranged
by Lord Londonderry, and Will give spiehdof 10
his viceroyalty But the time has gone by when
political effect was to be expected from IL.
Professor Huxley will have an article on Science
In the February number OF line Nlhe"chuh
Century He intends leaving London Ior Che
South Of France at the end OF this month"; 10
escape the rgors Of the English climate. HIS re-
cent letter on the Imperial Institute has probably
given a quetus to that project In lbs present
shape which indeed not flourlshing before
Money docs not come in. The most promising
OF all the jubilee schemes yet foated is Womens
Subscription Of from penny b pound. ms
Is being thoroughly organized on system which
will insure every village In ENGLAND being can
vassed The Queen herself takes interest
in this than in any other single plan.
Mr.. Robert Browniny's new poem will be pub
lshcd on Friday in London and New-York.
English papers give for the most part very
guarded account Of what occurred at the Savoy
Theatre on Saturday. "Ihe Times" which is
more outspOl<cn than the others, says the Kisses
came from a small but very determined minority. |
Nr. Gilbert is warned that these signs Of disap |
prOval, which, it might be added. included loud
groans, were due to the feeblencss OF the second
act and the positive stupidity Of the denouement
Nobody likes the btle Of the new piece. Critics |
doubt whether Mr. Gilbert could put the second |
oct to rights without much remOdelling. The gen.
eral verdict on Sir Arthur 'Sullivans music, how
ever, is even favorable than telcgraphed on
Saturday Some admirers go so far as to say that |
The score is the best he has yet given to the
public Not seat viii be procuable at the
Savoy for q month G.w
SOMEBODY rs MANUFACTURING WAR NEWS
PARIS jan 25.-The newspapers OF all parties join In
accusing the English press of nventing and circulating
beicose canarts Tie French journalists assert that
the English newspaper In this alleged work
irom pecuiary motives being interested In influencing